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to divide; to separate

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MEANING11 meanings

MEANING

  1. verb

    to divide; to separate

    把一个整体分成若干部分bǎ yī gè zhěngtǐ fēnchéng ruògān bùfen

    • We divided up the cake.

    • The teacher divided the students into four small groups.

    + 1 more example for this meaning
    • There are sixty minutes in an hour and sixty seconds in a minute.

  2. verb

    to distribute; to allocate

    把东西分成几部分,或者给不同的人bǎ dōngxi fēnchéng jǐ bùfen, huòzhě gěi búyì de rén

    • Let's divide up these books.

    • The teacher distributed candy to each student.

  3. verb

    to distinguish (good and bad)

    辨别;区分不同的事物biànbié;qūfēn búntóng de shìwù

    • You should distinguish clearly between right and wrong.

    • He can't tell the difference between real and fake news.

  4. noun

    (bound form) branch of (an organization); sub- (as in 分局[fen1 ju2])

    组织中分开的部门或机构zǔzhī zhōng fēnkāi de bùmén huò jīgòu

    • This is a branch of the company.

    • A new branch has opened in the city center.

  5. noun

    fraction

    数学中,把整体分成相等的若干部分,每一部分叫一分shùxué zhōng, bǎ zhěngtǐ fēnchéng xiāngděng de ruògān bùfen, měi yī bùfen jiào yī fēn

    • What is this score?

    • One third plus one third equals two thirds.

  6. measure word

    one tenth (of certain units)

    某些单位的十分之一mǒuxiē dānwèi de shí fēnzhī yī

    • One cent.

    • This road is about three and a half li long.

  7. measure word

    unit of length equivalent to 0.33 cm

    长度单位,等于零点三三厘米chángdù dānyuán, děngyú líng diǎn sān sān límǐ

    • You get what you pay for.

    • This piece of fabric is about three fen wide, which makes it just right for trimming.

  8. measure word

    minute (unit of time)

    时间的单位,六十分等于一小时shíjiān de dānyuè, liùshí fēn děngyú yī xiǎoshí

    • It's now three ten.

    • The meeting will begin in five minutes.

  9. measure word

    minute (angular measurement unit)

    角度的单位,六十分等于一度jiǎodù de dānyuè, liùshí fēn děngyú yī dù

    • It is now nine ten.

    • This angle is thirty degrees and fifteen minutes.

  10. noun

    a point (in sports or games)

    运动或游戏中获得的单位yùndòng huò yóuxì zhōng huòdé de dānyuán

    • Our team scored ten points.

    • When the match ended, both teams had scored five points each, resulting in a draw.

  11. 11measure word

    0.01 yuan (unit of money)

    人民币的百分之一,等于一角的十分之一rénmínbì de báifēnzhīyī, děngyú yī jiǎo de shífēnzhīyī

    • One yuan equals one hundred fen.

    • This item only costs fifty-three cents.

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CHARACTER ANALYSIS

Using a knife to chop something in half represents division or separation.

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